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Beijing trip ends with Zhongnanhai tour

When Trump asked about other foreign leaders who had been inside the compound, Xi said it’s “extremely rare”, before adding that Russian leader Vladimir Putin had been there. Belarus’s president Alexander Lukashenko also visited Zhongnanhai last year. Source link

Antipoverty advocate Global Citizen hopes the World Cup halftime show drives money for education

NEW YORK — The antipoverty nonprofit Global Citizen is no stranger to big stages. The advocacy group rallied more than 60,000 festivalgoers at its Central Park concert last year around issues of rainforest protection and energy access. But Global Citizen…

'Pretty miraculous' – 11 rescued after pilot ditches plane in Atlantic

The survivors spent about five hours on a life raft before being rescued by the US Air Force off Florida’s coast. Source link

Senate parliamentarian pushes GOP to rework immigration funding bill after initial rules review

Senate Republicans will need to rewrite portions of their $72 billion immigration-enforcement funding package to preserve its filibuster-proof status. The Senate parliamentarian advised that parts of the bill as written do not comply with the chamber’s budget reconciliation rules and…

Hundreds of illegal motorbikes bulldozed in NYC crime crackdown

The New York Police Department bulldozed more than 200 scooters, mopeds, and motorbikes in Staten Island on Tuesday as part of the city’s crackdown on illegal and unregistered bikes. The NYPD said at least 5,700 ‘dangerous illegal vehicles’ had been…

Judge blocks Texas law allowing state arrests, deportations of illegal immigrants

A federal judge ordered Texas not to enforce parts of a law that would allow state authorities to arrest and deport illegal immigrants independent of the federal government, saying only Congress has the power to control the borders. U.S. District…

Five Italians die during cave dive in Maldives

Italy says the incident happened at a depth of 50m. Maldivian rescuers have so far found one body. Source link

Clashes erupt in Bolivia as miners set off dynamite and police fire tear gas

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Clashes erupted Thursday in Bolivia’s capital as police used tear gas to disperse a crowd of miners trying to breach the government palace and setting off small dynamite charges, a tactic that has become increasingly common…

Cuba says CIA chief visited Havana as energy crisis worsens

The reported visit came after the US renewed an offer of aid to ease the effects of its oil blockade. Source link

Border Patrol chief abruptly quits

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks quit on Thursday, the latest in a string of top immigration officials to depart. Chief Banks announced his resignation, effective immediately, to Fox News. “It’s just time,” he told the network. Acting ICE Director…